#TitleINCEPTION TO FUEL LOADING1961: Then Pakistan government first took initiative for a nuclear power plant in Rooppur 1962: Then Pakistan government acquired 261 acres on the Padma. Successive governments since then took initiatives to have a nuclear power plant but could not make much headway 2008: Bangladesh undertakes a project to build Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant 2010: Bangladesh and Russia sign a framework agreement 2011: Bangladesh and Russia sign an inter-governmental agreement 2013: First phase financial deal worth $500 million signed with Russia 2008 to 2013: Bangladesh signs deals with the IAEA over nuclear safety, and security 2015: Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission and JSC Atomstroyexport sign a general contract worth $12.65 billion 2016: Bangladesh and Russia sign loan deals worth $11.38 billion 2016: Bangladesh Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority issues site licence 2017: BAERA issues construction licence for unit-1 2017: Concrete poured into unit-1 on November 30 2018: Concrete poured into unit-2 in July 2021: Reactor pressure vessel placed in unit-1 2022: Reactor pressure vessel placed in unit-2 2023: First batch of nuclear fuel arrives on September 28 2023: Nuclear fuel handed over to the power plant on October 5 2026: Plant gets commissioning licence for unit-1 on April 16 2026: Fuel is loading into the unit-1 core on April 28 Source: Official Website of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant